Trying to handicap college basketball coaching fortunes is almost as reliable as the folks who handicap your fortunes at the county fair. There's a great deal of guesswork involved, some fishing for coincidences, and it's usually best done while wearing a funny hat. Seriously, you should see the enormous feather in my cap right now. After all, we witnessed a fanbase run out a coach coming off a Sweet 16 trip, an SEC rival hiring a ...

Every head college football coach in the country is assembling his 2015 recruiting class with much hope that every recruit graduates in four-to-five years. However, college football is also big business, which means winning is the most important thing for a coach's future. Whether it be a coach on the hot seat, the calling of the NFL or possible retirement, there are a few college coaches who very well may not see their next recruiting class ...

2014 has been a year of change for the Texas Longhorns. When one considers the new head coach and coaching staff, multiple dismissals from the team and a change of culture in the football program, this offseason has been anything but ordinary in Austin. All of the change has led to a number of interesting storylines, which Texas fans across the nation are eager to follow.   Change of Culture One of the most significant storylines has to be ...

At Ohio State, the role of what he calls the "heart and soul" of the Buckeyes is not one that Urban Meyer takes lightly. Two years ago, it was defensive end John Simon. Last season, it was left tackle Jack Mewhort. Type A personalities propped up in the preseason by the Ohio State head coach looking for leaders. Asked at Big Ten media days who this year's version would be, Meyer didn't point to the star quarterback ...

Brady Hoke is quite familiar with the song and dance of Big Ten media days.  During the conference's big day on stage in Chicago, the Wolverines' fourth-year coach answered questions about rebounding from a 7-6 season, facing off against rivals Ohio State and Michigan State, the quarterback situation and Jabrill Peppers, Team 135's incoming super frosh.  This slideshow will cover all things Michigan-related that came out of the Windy City. And to get your motor revving, here's Hoke ...

CHICAGO — “Talking season,” as Steve Spurrier likes to call it, is over. It’s time for football. The best and brightest of the Big Ten flocked to the Chicago Hilton for Big Ten Media Days, one of the final stops before fall camp. Day 1 consisted of a more formal podium session, giving each coach in the conference 15 minutes to address the media and answer questions. Day 2 wasn’t nearly as structured. All players and coaches in ...

Of the 12 players who had more than 1,340 receiving yards last season, only one, Duke wide receiver Jamison Crowder (1,360), is returning to college football in 2014. Which is crazy because only three of those players—Jordan Matthews, Jeremy Gallon and Chandler Jones—were seniors in 2013. Seven of them were juniors, and two of them, Mike Evans and Davante Adams, were only redshirt sophomores. But you can't really blame them for leaving, can you? Other than Willie Snead ...

Florida State's football team may have been the best in the nation last season, but this year's recruiting class doesn't look like it will be winning a Grammy anytime soon.Four Seminoles defensive players—Demarcus Christmas, Derrick Nnadi, Lorenzo Featherston and Jacob Pugh—just released a music video for their single, "Gotta Make It to the Top."The Florida State freshmen (otherwise known as New Seminoles) gave rapping a shot, but it's probably best if they just stick to ...

Warren McCarty didn't mince words: "It's a cliquish and secretive brotherhood."  That's how McCarty, a former high school football player from Amarillo, Texas, described the fraternity of the state's high school football coaches. "It's an old-school mentality," says McCarty, who now runs a recruiting service in Colorado called "My Passion is Football"."Everyone knows someone who knows someone."   And that is what first-year Texas coach Charlie Strong is trying to break through. Get to the coaches. Get to the recruits.    The Network At more ...

The Miami Hurricanes added a huge piece to their 2015 recruiting class when Bradenton, Florida, (IMG Academy) 3-star offensive tackle Tyree St. Louis committed to the Hurricanes Tuesday afternoon.St. Louis selected Miami over offers from Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Ole Miss among others. The 6'6", 300-pounder is one of the nation's fastest-rising recruits, and he becomes the 21st pledge for head coach Al Golden's club.In this exclusive Q&A with Bleacher Report, find out why the ...